Warning! Some spoilers for episode 7 of FX’s Dev follow.
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Once TV’s most lovable government employee, Nick Offerman is probably best known for his hilarious antics as Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation. In a surprising turn for the veteran actor, Offerman is currently starring in Alex Garland’s (Ex Machina) moody sci-fi drama, Devs, as the head of a shadowy tech company in Silicon Valley.
One of the most unusual aspects of Offerman’s character, Forest, is not just his brooding demeanor, but also his shaggy outward appearance. IGN spoke to Garland and Offerman about how Forest’s look came to be.
“In terms of Nick’s look, it was a particular look,” Garland told IGN. “I sent him a photo of an aging, balding, Californian hippie. And it was a particular thing of the long hair getting thin and very tanned. I saw him as a Californian of a certain age.” For Garland, it was all about the “Silicon Valley” look, which he describes as “t-shirts, hoodies, ping pong tables, and s**t like that.”
For an exclusive clip featuring Offerman’s Forest and Alison Pill’s Katie from episode 7, check out the video below or at the top of the page:
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Offerman sees his character’s disheveled appearance as an essential part of the narrative. “For the clothing, given what’s happening in the narrative, [Forest] is no longer concerned with taking a bath or keeping his clothes clean or looking like anything other than a lived-in college kid,” Offerman told IGN. “I really enjoyed the way I didn’t have to participate in the flash of the cool company. Forest is the sort of wizard of this particular Land of Oz, and is this distracted obsessed determinist with other things on his mind.”
If you haven’t seen Offerman in this dynamic role, be sure to give Devs a watch. In our review of the Devs series premiere, we say, “Devs is groovy, quietcore sci-fi that hums with humanity, and at only eight episodes it seems to be adequately paced, with little room to fail or flail. It works on macro and micro levels, aiming to unsettle viewers with both what is shown and what is hidden.”
Episode 7 of Devs debuts on Thursday, April 9, exclusively on FX on Hulu.
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Source: IGN.com Watch Exclusive Devs Clip Featuring Nick Offerman